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James Traficant: “Congratulations to ``Big Mac McGwire'' and ``Slamming Sammy Sosa.'' Their achievements and their character are in fact…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1998
Congratulations to ``Big Mac McGwire'' and ``Slamming Sammy Sosa.'' Their achievements and their character are in fact role models for all of America's youth. Today I rise, however, to pay tribute to 2 sort of forgotten past baseball heroes. Josh Gibson of the old Negro leagues hit 85 home runs in the early 1930s. Thank God it was recognized and he was placed into the Hall of Fame. The other forgotten man is the kid from Fargo. He stood right next to Babe Ruth for 37 years. Two-time MVP, home run king, and a good person, Roger Maris. I say to my colleagues, it is time for baseball to do the right thing like they did with Josh Gibson; it is time to put the kid from Fargo, Roger Maris, in the Hall of Fame. Sammy and Big Mac showed just what a tremendous achievement Roger Maris and Josh Gibson had, in fact, achieved.
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James Traficant
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Editor's note · Context

Paying tribute to baseball legends Roger Maris and Josh Gibson while advocating for Maris's induction into the Hall of Fame.

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